The time soon came to the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

On this day, Xiaolongkan is no different from usual, as usual to receive merchants who come here to buy goods, the kiln that burns bricks in the village has not stopped, and Zhou Yang's home has also become a carpenter house where people often come in the village, and the sound of sawing wood has not stopped.

But the merchants who come here clearly notice a slight difference, it may be everyone's joy turned into a smile, or it may be the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner that the children are looking forward to.

Luo Dalang came here from a long way to come here, he was originally a merchant, usually walking the streets and alleys to sell some knick-knacks, specializing in earning money for women and children.

Last month, when he was selling, he was sold by the main advisers who were familiar with him, and among the goods he sold was a turban.

What is a headscarf? Luo Dalang was puzzled, he could only smile and say that he would buy it next time, and in the next few days, every place he went, there were women who asked him, but there were headscarves for sale.

Luo Dalang thought to himself, this is a good business, but where can I buy it? He first went to Stone Town to inquire, but all the cloth shops had no headscarves to sell, and he was dejected and had to go home.

On the way home, I saw an old woman collecting cow dung, with an indigo cloth wrapped around her head, although the color was ordinary, but there were some dark flowers and hanging pendants on it, which could be noticed at a glance.

He subconsciously felt that this thing might be the headscarf he wanted, so he boldly stepped forward to ask, and sure enough, the old woman told him that she was wearing a headscarf on her head, which her daughter had bought and given her.

Since she put on the headscarf, the wind never blows her headache anymore.

Luo Dalang then asked her where she bought it, and the old woman did not know, and for the next two days he kept looking for the source of the headscarf.

Hard-working people, the sky is not worth it, he finally learned from a person that those who sell headscarves are all purchased from Xiaolongkan.

So Luo Dalang came here, the price of these headscarves is not very cheap, the first time he only bought thirty, and in less than a day after bringing them back, these headscarves were sold out, and he earned more than a hundred dollars.

So Luo Dalang found a business opportunity, and when he came to Xiaolongkan again, he purchased 100 pieces, and this time, it took two days to sell out.

Today is the third time he has come to buy.

The money he has earned on his body is worth it even if he is tired and tired, and Luo Dalang also has the heart to ask the children on the side of the road why they are happy.

Children are not afraid of life, but in Xiaolongkan, bad people can't get in.

He replied crisply: "Today is the day of the alternation of the New Year and the old year, that is, the so-called Chinese New Year's Eve, tonight the family will have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, so that they can be reunited, and the days will be more and more prosperous!" ”

A five or six-year-old child can say such a good thing.

Luo Dalang pondered about "reunion" and "prosperous days", and his heart was also a little hot, didn't he make money just to reunite his family? When the family is happy, the days can be more prosperous!

The child in front of him was two years older than his youngest daughter, and since his poor little girl was born, he had been busy making money, and sometimes he didn't even go home, and when he thought about it, he didn't even know what the child's face looked like.

Luo Dalang thought in his heart, he could make money at any time, and today, he also wanted to indulge once and go home to accompany the old man's wife and children.

Thinking of this, he no longer delayed time, picked up the burden and rushed home.

The child continued to play, unaware that his words reminded a man of his home.

By the afternoon, the merchants had almost gone, except for a few merchants who had come from afar, and they were so far away that it was getting dark and could not return, so they had to spend the night.

Fortunately, Gu Lan asked someone to build a good merchant inn early, although there are only one or two rooms, but there is a fire kang in it, and I don't know how much better it is to live in the wilderness.

At night, it was already time to sleep, and many torches were lit on both sides of the main road in Xiaolongkan, illuminating the night as if it were day.

There is a large open space outside the ancestral hall, which was originally for drying grain, but now it has been cleaned up by them, put up tables and chairs, and built three large stoves nearby, which is naturally Gu Lan's handiwork, and the strength of many people is great, she simply changed the advanced version of the yellow mud double-mouth stove from the system mall, the fire is bigger, and the stir-fry is more fragrant, especially suitable for big pot rice.

Naturally, the two sides of the square are also bright with torches, not only not cold, but a little hot.

There are only twenty or thirty households in Xiaolongkan in total, a family of more than a dozen people is the norm, just full of a table, there are also some widows and old people, they sit at a table, the children turned their heads excitedly, talking to the friends at the adjacent table, smelling the aroma of meat from the stove, the atmosphere is about to reach its peak.

The stir-fry was handled by Aunt Ming, and the method that Gu Lan gave them to cook was actually nothing special, the common cooking method for people at this time was nothing more than stewed vegetables and steamed vegetables, Gu Lan just taught them to stir-fry.

She found a lot of condiments in the mountains, such as ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorns, adding these things can add a little aroma to even ordinary dishes.

The fragrance of vegetables is overflowing, and a high platform is also set up in front of the square, on which two tables are also placed, and sitting are Old Man Shao, Li Zheng, Uncle Ming, who is in charge of the defense team, You You, who is in charge of the caravan, Zhou Yang, who is in charge of the carpenter's house, Aji, who is in charge of papermaking, and Zhao Fusheng, who is in charge of the fire kang.

There are also some women who also have a place, Aunt Ma is willing to teach the village people because she can embroider and weave, and Aunt Ming is one of the leaders of the women in the village, and they also sit on the high platform.

The dishes were fried, and one dish after another was brought to the table by the young people who had been specially selected to deliver the dishes.

Stir-fried pork offal, pork trotters in sauce, and stewed soft braised pork almost hook people's saliva out.

A super-large wild boar, divided out is really not enough for a village people to eat, for this defense team also deliberately went to the mountain to catch two more, if you want to eat a happy meal, three pigs, more than a dozen people to deal with three days, some things are done in advance, such as this braised pork, at least stewed for two hours, when the aroma overflows, the village people have no heart to work!

In addition to pigs, there are also fish, steamed fish heads, roasted fish tails, and a sour fish soup, there are vegetables and soups, so that you can eat to your heart's content.

The arrowroot piece roasted chicken is even softer and sweeter.

Eating meat alone is very greasy, and a family produces a few Chinese cabbage and vinegared cabbage, which makes people have a great appetite.

After eating the green vegetables, there is also a dessert, brown sugar taro ball soup, the soup is sweet and rich, and it is the favorite of the children.

The last course is dumplings.

However, it is really hard to make dumplings for hundreds of people at once, and Gu Lan regards eating dumplings as a reserved program for this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

This is the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and it is also the Hongmen banquet.